Today's TV schedule for the Boston sports fan, complete with times and channels. All times ET. As always, click on any team's name for complete schedules, scores, and previews, plus an active community devoted to your team.
National Hockey League
Boston Bruins (39-21-10) at Toronto Maple Leafs (31-31-10) - 7:00 p.m. (TV/Radio: NESN/WBZ-FM): Zdeno Chara leads his team north of the border as the Boston Bruins take on an old friend, Phil Kessel, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
National Basketball Association
Boston Celtics (48-19) at New Orleans Hornets (40-30) - 8:00 p.m. (TV/Radio: CSNNE/WEEI): Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics head south to take on the always dangerous Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets. Boston is coming off of a 93-77 loss to the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
MLB Spring Training
Boston Red Sox (12-11) at Pittsburgh Pirates (8-14) - 1:05 p.m. (TV/Radio: NESN): One day after dropping both split-squad games against the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays, the Red Sox hit the road to take on the Pirates in yet another Spring Training affair.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees, 9 p.m. (MLB Network)
More scheduled games on TV today, including local NCAA Tournament and NIT action, after the jump.
NIT Tournament
Northwestern Wildcats (19-13) at Boston College Eagles - 11:00 a.m. (TV/Radio: ESPN/WEEI): Joe Trapani and No. 1 seed Boston College host No. 4 seed Northwestern in the second round of the 2011 NIT at Conte Forum. Follow along with our 2011 NIT StoryStream.
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
12:15 p.m., CBS, Tampa -- No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 5 West Virginia (Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//David Aldridge)
2:45 p.m., CBS, Tampa -- No. 2 Florida vs. No. 7 UCLA (Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//David Aldridge)
5:15 p.m., CBS, Denver -- No. 12 Richmond vs. No. 13 Morehead St. (Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser)
6:10 p.m., TNT, Tucson -- No. 2 San Diego St. vs. No. 7 Temple (Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Sam Ryan)
7:10 p.m., TBS, Wash. DC -- No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. No. 8 Butler (Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Lewis Johnson)
7:45 p.m., CBS, Denver -- No. 3 BYU vs. No. 11 Gonzaga (Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Lesley Visser)
8:40 p.m., TNT, Tucson -- No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Kansas St. (Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Sam Ryan)
9:40 p.m., TBS, Wash. DC -- No. 3 Connecticut vs. No. 6 Cincinnati (Tim Brando/Mike Gminski//Lewis Johnson)
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
Women's NCAA Tournament Whip-Around Coverage, 11:00 a.m.-6:40 p.m. (ESPN2)
College Hockey
Hockey East Championship (Boston College vs. Merrimack), 7:00 p.m. (NESNPlus) - Follow along with our StoryStream.
Golf
PGA: Transitions Championship, 1 p.m. (NBC - continues on The Golf Channel at 3:00 p.m.)
Tennis
BNP Paribas Open, 2:00 p.m. (ABC)